COURSE SYLLABUS

PRACTICE OF ADVANCED GROUP COUNSELING

1	Course Title:	PRACTICE OF ADVANCED GROUP COUNSELING
2	Course Code:	RPD6114
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ASUMAN YÜKSEL
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	At the end of this course, students will conduct 12 weeks group sessions with their own group leadership style depending on the theories of group counseling and process
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	be able to provide therapeutic conditions during group counseling process;
2	be able to apply counseling skills during group counseling process;
3	be able to apply the principles and rules of starting and finishing group counseling sessions;
4	be able to use appropriate counseling intervention to counseling and problem;
5	be able to apply group counseling skills while working with real clients;
6	be able to develop their own leadership style depending on group counseling theories;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	İntroduction to course objectives, content and references, explanations about home work, exam and course activities
2	Preparing the knowledge about group counseling from theory to practices
3	Preparing using the group counseling techniques
4	Preparing the group counseling program
5	Developing coping strategies against problems appeared in group and investigate the applications for group
6	Facilitating, opening, and closing: The foundation of group skills
7	Study Week
8	Working with tension and conflict
9	Taking risks in communication: Toward greater group closeness
10	The Hot-Seat method: A Knee-Jerk experience
11	Method of stirring the pot: Stimulating group affect
12	Skills of termination: Completing the cycle
13	Further development of the group leader
14	General Evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Chen, M., & Rybak, C. J. (2004). Group leadership skills. United States: Thomson: Brooks/Cole Corey, G. (2008). Theory and practice of group counseling. (7th. Ed.). Pasific Grove: Brooks/Cole. Corey, G., Corey, M. S., Callanan, P., & Russell, J. M. (2004). Group techniques. (3rd. Ed.). Pasific Grove: Brooks/Cole. Corey, M. S., & Corey, G. (2006). Groups: process and practice. (7th. Ed.). Pasific Grove: Brooks/Cole. Carroll, M. R. (2008). Grupla psikolojik danışmanın öğeleri. Kavramlar, ilkeler ve uygulamalar. Çev. Süleyman Doğan, Ilgın Başaran, Mine Aladağ, Barış Yaka. Ankara: Pegem A Akademi. Fehr, S. S. (2000). Grup Terapisine Giriş. Sistem Yayıncılık: İstanbulKolk, C., Vanda, J. (1985). Introduction to Group Counseling and Psychotherapy. Charles E. Merril Publishing Company: London
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
Final Exam	1	50
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High